ABOUT THE CARPENTER TRAINING PROGRAM
PROGRAM GOALS
Quality
The NWCCA desires to maintain a regular body of highly trained union carpenters who possess the skills and knowledge necessary to serve projects, maintain the reputation of the profession, and demonstrate the value of their membership.
Service
Providing oversight, program content approval, training participation management, and account withdrawal management, the NWCCA will facilitate the Carpenter Training Program as a member service.
Training
The long-term vision of the program is to provide an industry-leading training program, supported by members and heavily used by carpenters, that maintains the professional reputation of NWCCA member firms.
BACKGROUND
Historically, NWCCA member firms have not found sufficient value in union-sponsored training for carpenters.
In the 2016 collective bargaining negotiations, employers agreed to the union demand to eliminate the union-sponsored mandatory continuing education requirements. In return, employers received a 40-cent wage package reduction to fund the CTP.
This agreement stipulates that the 40-cent wage package reduction be maintained into perpetuity or until the bargaining parties negotiate otherwise.
PROGRAM GOVERNANCE
This document identifies the policies that will guide the implementation and administration of the CTP:
FAQs
These answers to frequently asked questions provide general information about the CTP and help further explain some of the CTP policies:
May 2018
November 2018
NWCCA ANNUAL MEETING
Dear Members, Please save the evening of November 15, 2018, for the next NWCCA meeting. The meeting will be held at Ascend Prime, which is on the 31st floor of the Lincoln Square South Tower in Bellevue. The official meeting notice, agenda, and ballot will arrive to you in the next few weeks. Please save ... Read more
Find out more »February 2019
CTP Lunch & Learn
NWCCA Board of Directors Meeting
Monthly meeting for the NWCCA Board of Directors.
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NWCCA Meeting
With Special Guest Speaker Michael Parks
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